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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning have empowered humans all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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